Announcement: This Week At The Science Circle: “Updating Darwinian Evolution Part I"

Darwin’s Theory of Evolution was a landmark event in science,
providing an explanation for the origin of the diverse lifeforms on the
Earth. Notably, it was largely a construct of deduction from
observations. In the over 150 years of the existence of this theory,
scientists have provided the nuts and bolts of how evolution works.
Notable discoveries include DNA and how it encodes genes, how genes lead
to characteristics, the ability to compare genomes, and experimentally
measure population dynamics. What Darwin Never Knew (PBS 2009) covers
some of the molecular examples of how evolution works. This presentation
will summarize the key examples from the documentary. You are welcome
to watch the documentary in advance and ask specific questions; however,
the talk is designed for those unfamiliar with the documentary topics.